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Swarnim Vijay Mashaal reaches Leh

After a 30 days journey in length and breadth of Ladakh, Swarnim Vijay Mashaal reached Leh, today. The flame was lit by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 16th December last year, at the National War Memorial in New Delhi.<br />''<br />''Amidst fanfare at Leh War Memorial, the Station Commander, Brigadier CG Arun received the flame and handed it over to Fire and Fury Corps General Officer Commanding, Lieutenant General PGK Menon, in presence of soldiers and officers of Fire and Fury Corps and NCC cadets.<br />''<br />''Lieutenant General PGK Menon laid a wreath at the Leh War Memorial on behalf of all ranks of Fire and Fury Corps to commemorate the occasion. Indian Army and Indian Air Force helicopters carried out a fly past over the War Memorial.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #000000;">Maha Vir Chakra (Retd) Colonel Sonam Wangchuk and daughter of Late Colonel Chewang Rinchen, Maha Vir Chakra MVC, SM (Retd), Dr. Phunsog Angmo were also present on the occasion besides large number of Veterans and Veer Naris.</span><br />

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